Gustavo Gonzalez was 38 when he was fatally shot on September 26, 2025, in Tempe, Arizona. Just after 3 p.m. he was sitting in his car at an apartment complex near Curry and Scottsdale roads, preparing to leave for a church function, when his vehicle was struck by a barrage of bullets. Neighbors who heard the gunfire called 911; Gonzalez was found with multiple serious injuries, taken to a local hospital, and later died of his wounds.

Investigators focused on a nearby apartment belonging to 39-year-old Blaine Blystone. Police say Blystone fired from a window into Gonzalez’s car, discharging as many as 22 rounds and striking Gonzalez at least seven times. After the shooting, Blystone set his apartment on fire and shot himself in the stomach while attempting to leave through his garage; officers initially say he claimed to be a victim. Evidence at the scene reportedly implicated him in the shooting and the arson.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at Curry and Scottsdale roads that afternoon or has information about Blystone’s movements before or after the attack, please share what is known.